Pancake Day Recipes, tips and how to get your fair share!

So Shrove Tuesday is upon us again so I thought I’d share my 3 favourite Pancake Day recipes along with some from fellow bloggers plus some tips to make the day go smoothly!

Last year I made a Chilli Pancake Stack which I have to say was out of this world and the family went crazy for it. This is savoury pancake utopia as there are coriander leaves in the pancake batter, layers of beef chilli and a melted cheese topping decked with jalapenos – you have to try this, your family will love you even more!

Firstly make your pancakes in advance, otherwise you feel like a sous chef and are lucky if you even get to have a pancake to yourself with the hungry savages, I mean family demanding their next pancake. Pop the made pancakes onto a plate, cover with foil and keep or re-heat over a pan of simmering water. That way you can all sit at the table together and enjoy your fair share along with the family.

Have an assortment of toppings available on the table so that half the family doesn’t have to leave the table and start raking around the cupboards for their favourite topping,

We like the classic, lemon and sugar as well as maple syrup, jam, chopped bananas, blueberries, vanilla ice cream and chocolate sauce.

Finally, make enough! If you family are like mine they seem to have hollow legs where pancakes are concerned and can never have too many so make double (you can always freeze any spares)!

Here’s a handy infographic that Sainsbury have prepared with some more handy tips!

NB: I was not paid for this post but used this infographic with kind permission of Sainsbury.

As we usually only make pancakes for the two of us, we tend to eat them as we go, either taking turns or having half each, but no ravenous hordes of family here! Thanks for including my bacon pancakes in the list of favourites!

Mmmmm some lush ideas here Camilla – I especially like the look of the Chilli Pancake Stack! We never have savoury pancakes but i’m very inclined to give this one a whirl… I might make a non spicy version so the boys can try it too. I guess it’s a bit like a lasagne.

Yes a spicy kinda lasagne Katie. I find with spices if you introduce them often your kids just get used to them over time and if they find something too spicy when it’s hot the trick is to let the food cool right down and then they find it easier to heat. My daughter used to hate spicy food but as everyone else here loved it she just got used to it like this over time and now even ventures jalapenos from the jar and thinks it’s quite fun and daring:-)

We can never agree on pancakes in our house. I much prefer savoury ones but my husband just likes the classic of lemon and sugar. I love the look of your pancake stack from last year year though. I don’t have all the ingredients for it today but it’s something I’m going to think about making soon.

Corina – next time you make a chilli, make double and then freeze half in readyness to make this stack and then it will seem like no work at all:-) We love all pancakes here and you don’t just have to have them on Pancake Day of course:-)